02:33 - VIGJust sayin' I remember nikarg's Sodom review on the front page, that album was like 30 years old

02:27 - ScreamingSteelUSTechnically, Che's Manunkind review was too old to be featured on the front page. That was a special exception; usually, we prefer to keep our reviews within three-to-four months, with six months as an absolute cutoff.

02:14 - VIG@Radu Of course! I don't think it's too old to be featured on the front page. Look at Che's Manunkind review

00:09 - RaduPPublished a review for an album that's a bit too old to be featured on the front page, but you guys will read it, right? [link]

Some bands play violins near a frozen fjord and call it Folk Metal. Some bands get drunk in a sauna and record Polka songs and call it Folk Metal . Not so with the German metallers of Suidakra. What you get is breakneck Melodic Death drenched in Folk influences and the tradition continues with Book Of Dowth. Logical successor to 2006's Caledonia and 2009's Crógacht, this album might finally crown the band with glory.

My expectations on this was quite low but after listening to the album several times it turned out to be the opposite. This album is great with everything (except that the album is only 40 min.) Also the album cover was little misleading. When i got the album i thought it was black metal. This is as good as Moonsorrow's recent release.

Didn't find this to be anything out of the ordinary. Its solid, but I had no intention of spinning it again after I finished it.

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18.05.2011 - 23:44

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What a weird album. I'm relistening to it a lot lately, and I can't seem to shake the conclusion that this album is structurally flawed. This is a very loose concept album. However, Birog's Oath and Mag Mell serve as a rather long, awkward abstraction from the central core of the album. While the female singer was talented in Birog's Oath, the fact that she was given an entire track and placed in that position within the album is poor, in my opinion. From The Dark Mound onward, the tracks are solid but not spectacular, mindblowing stuff. Good effort, though.

I can't seem to shake the conclusion that this album is structurally flawed. This is a very loose concept album. However, Birog's Oath and Mag Mell serve as a rather long, awkward abstraction from the central core of the album. While the female singer was talented in Birog's Oath, the fact that she was given an entire track and placed in that position within the album is poor, in my opinion. From The Dark Mound onward, the tracks are solid but not spectacular, mindblowing stuff. Good effort, though.

Definitely a very solid disc in all their songs, the only downside I see is that it is a little short, you keep wanting more, because really you want more!. The inclusion of the two guest singers has been a success, really they make a very good work in this album. By the way, if you want classical music, look for the digipak edition =)

Pretty good album, though I think "Crógacht" remains my favorite by Suidakra, and this would be 2nd favorite. Variety in vocals, acoustic guitars, bagpipes and "Balor" being probably the most impressive song by the band. About half of the album is forgotten pretty easily, but the other 4 or even 5 songs stand multiple listens.